Elgin Lifestyle
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Literacy program seeking volunteer tutors for the Illinois Youth CenterNov 16, 2021 10:00 pm - Literacy Volunteers of Illinois is seeking men and women who are compassionate, flexible and non-judgmental to become volunteer tutors for youth incarcerated at the Ill...
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Clearbrook's Roaring Twenties Event was a Roaring Good TimeNov 16, 2021 10:00 pm - On Nov. 12, 2021, Clearbrook, an organization that specializes in enriching the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, hosted a Roaring T...
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Best Bets: Illumination: Tree Lights ready to dazzle at Morton ArboretumNov 16, 2021 5:00 am - All aglow The ninth annual Illumination: Tree Lights, the popular one-mile walk-through winter-season spectacle combining color, light and festive music, returns Saturda...
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How the hardy bald cypress thrives in swamps and flooded areasNov 16, 2021 5:00 am - Trees are as close to immortality as the rest of us ever come. - Karen Joy Fowler Author Karen Joy Fowler has it right. When it comes to "immortal" trees in Illinois and...
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'Fancy and full of life': Esther's Friends supports families of hospitalized childrenNov 16, 2021 5:00 am - Esther Viola Frey never knew a stranger. She always had a smile on her face and, by all accounts, she was a force to be reckoned with. Her strong spirit made up for her ...
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Holiday shopping night helps women with ovarian cancerNov 14, 2021 10:00 pm - An upcoming fundraiser in Bartlett will allow you to get a head start on holiday shopping while supporting a worthwhile cause. Ride for Hope, a 501(c) 3 motorcycle ride ...
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Pottawatomie Garden Club gives landscaping award to St. Charles Public LibraryNov 14, 2021 10:00 pm - On Oct. 25, the Pottawatomie Garden Club awarded its annual Landscape Commendation Award to the St. Charles Public Library. Edith Craig, director of the library, was pr...
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Suburban Skyview: Signs of autumn from above Johnson's Mound Forest PreserveNov 14, 2021 12:00 am - The real work creating Johnson's Mound Forest Preserve near Elburn started roughly 10,000 years ago. According to the Kane County Forest Preserve, Johnson's Mound is an...
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'It's a heartache': Woodfield Sears visitors shop for nostalgia on store's closing dayNov 14, 2021 12:00 am - The signs hanging from the ceiling of the Sears department store at Schaumburg's Woodfield Mall declared that everything must go. But nearly everything was already gone....
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Up your golf game: New indoor training and practice center opens in St. CharlesNov 12, 2021 5:00 am - At 23 years old, Mike Foy of South Elgin can say he's spent a lifetime playing golf and learning how to teach it and manage a golf business. Ultimately, area golfers may...